Predicting Grip Strength based on Anthropometric Characteristics in Female Junior Volleyball Players

Document Type : Original Article

Abstract

Purpose: Volleyball is an intermittent sport and as the use of the hand is essential in it, hand morphology 
and functional properties play an important role in its performance. Also, volleyball requires a sustained level 
of hand prehensile force to maximize control and performance. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to 
evaluate the effect of anthropometric characteristics of the upper limb on hand gripe of elite female volleyball 
players. 
Material and Methods: 50 volleyball players (age 12-17 years) volunteered to participate in the present 
study. A series of anthropometric tests were carried out on each participant including forearm length,
arm length, wrist Breadth and arm Breadth, forearm circumference and hand span. For grip strength 
measurement, digital hand dynamometer was used. 
Results: The results of the stepwise multiple regression analysis about predictors showed that the most 
important basic anthropometric variable was body height (R2
×100=31.2%) and BMI , age and hand span were 
predictors of maximal hand strength.
Discussion and Conclusion: In the present study, results indicated body height and BMI were the most
important anthropometric variables in junior females. In the other words, taller volleyball players would have 
better hand grip strength

Keywords

• Grip Strength
• Anthropometric
• Female Volleyball Players
• Junior

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